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Where does “alda” come from?

alda (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n), from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- — trough, canoe.

alda (Old Norse): indefinite genitive plural of ǫld

Definitions

  1. indefinite genitive plural of ǫld

Ancestry of “alda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe

Words derived from “alda”

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